Re: Spam - What is a simple way to 'hide' email address?

From: vibes (modern.jazz@jazz.com)
Date: 09/29/02 

From: "vibes" <modern.jazz@jazz.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:25:34 +0100

Doug,

So what is the "set of firewall rules (you use) to block all traffic from
korea & china."

"Doug Young" <dougy@brizzie.org> wrote in message
news:ypEl9.8429$kd3.20426@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> "vibes" <modern.jazz@jazz.com> wrote in message
> news:UpBl9.7624$sh4.432003@newsfep2-win.server.ntli.net...
> > Thanks, guys. I shall digest and decide. I use IE6 (not SP 1: dreadful
> and
> > had to uninstall) and OE6.
> >
> > "BRONXXELFhacks" <BRONXXELFhackisnvalid@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:3D97F60A.BAAC5B57@aol.com...
> > >
> > >
> > > vibes wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am an ordinary PC user, who gets a lot of spam when using email.
I
> > have
> > > > had the same, one email address for five years. I now have AdAware,
> > which I
> > > > assume helps stop spam since I installed it.
> > > >
> > > > What is a simple and effective way of fiddling with my address so
that
> > > > spammers don't get to me, but at the same time, the people with whom
I
> > am in
> > > > email contact on a daily basis can still contact me?
> > > >
> > > > I would be reluctant to change my address, as I would have to go
> through
> > the
> > > > considerable rigmarole of informing people, when on past experience,
> > some
> > > > people would miss the change, which could be bad business for me.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > >
> > > What email program are you using. Netscape and Outlook Express have
ways
> > to hide
> > > an email addess, but not the IP addressa.
> > >
> > > Tracker
> > >
> >
> >
> I have deployed virtually every possible anti-spam measure & found the
ONLY
> really effective one is a set of firewall rules to block all traffic from
> korea & china. The sum total of spam from the rest of the planet amouts to
> less than 0.001% of the sh*t coming from ignoramus asians !!!
> GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
>
>

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